Differentiate visualization modes in the ReCap Viewer

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The ReCap Viewer provides visualization settings to help view your ReCap point cloud.

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At the bottom of the viewer, expand Visualization Settings.

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Drag the Display Point Size slider to adjust the point cloud size of the point attenuation.

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You can also adjust the lighting.

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Cycle through the visualization modes to select how you view the cloud data:

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Normal-Mapping Mode displays points with colors assigned to the x, y, z values associated with the direction of the normal for the point.

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Intensity Color Mode sets the point display to show intensity,

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which measures point reflectivity based on surface texture, surface angle, and the environment.

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Elevation Color Mode displays point colors that reflect height, or z coordinates.

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Shading Mode displays cloud data in grayscale mode,

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based on the brightness of each point.

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RGB Color Mode displays points in the real-world colors originally captured by a camera built into the scanner.

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This color is based on RGB (red, green, blue) color values.